Begin The Beguine

When they Begin___The Beguine__
It brings back the sound__of music so tender,
It brings back a night__of tropical splendor,
It brings back a memory ever green.

I’m with you once more___under the stars,
And down by the shore__an orchestra’s playing
And even the palms__seem to be swaying
When they Begin__The Beguine.

To live it again__is past all endeavor,
Except when that tune__clutches my heart,
And there we are, swearing to love forever,
And promising never, never to part.

What moments divine, what rapture serene,
Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted,
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,
I know but too well___what they mean;

So don’t let them Begin___The Beguine 
Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember;
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember__
When they Begin__The Beguine.

Oh yes, let them Begin The Beguine, make them play___
Till the stars that were there before return above you,
Till you whisper to me once more,
Darling, I love you!
And we suddenly know___What heaven we’re in,
When they Begin___The Beguine